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Granada – Random Photos

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  • Post published:April 2, 2010
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This will be our last Granada post (I promise), a random collection of pictures taken during our trip there. Enjoy!

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Granada – The Cave People of Guadix

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:March 31, 2010
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Guadix is a beautiful town an hour east of Granada, which we visited on our trip back to Valencia. (It's also the home of the pyrotechnic company who put on…

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Granada – Hammam, Arabic Baths

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:March 5, 2010
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By the end of our trip to Granada, we were physically and mentally exhausted. In just a few days, we had seen so much, and had been running around the…

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Granada – Federico Garcia Lorca

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:March 3, 2010
  • Post category:Day Trips/History/Photography
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"Viento del Sur,moreno, ardiente,llegas sobre mi carne,trayéndome semillade brillantesmiradas, empapadode azahares..."- Veleta (excerpt), Federico Garcia Lorca Spain's most famous poet and the favorite son of Granada, Federico Garcia Lorca was…

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Granada – Bodega Barranco Oscuro in Las Alpujarras

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:March 1, 2010
  • Post category:Day Trips/Food & Drink/Photography/Travel
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Midway into our drive through the Alpujarras, we stopped at Bodega Barranco Oscuro, a small family-run winery near Cádiar. It was the off-season, and just after 5pm, so I think…

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Granada – Las Alpujarras

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:February 25, 2010
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The second half of our Granada day trip took us east from Almuñécar along the Costa Tropical and then north into the Alpujarras. A gorgeous mountain district of Granada, las…

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Granada – La Cartuja

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:February 19, 2010
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After the city cathedral and royal chapel, the most important religious building in Granada is La Cartuja, on the grounds of the University. The name derives from monks of the…

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Granada – Sacromonte and Our Flamenco Disaster(s)

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:February 18, 2010
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One of the coolest most interesting neighborhoods in Granada is Sacromonte, famous for its inhabited caves. We found it fascinating. Sure, the caves have been decorated, painted and furnished, and…

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Granada – The Cathedral & Royal Chapel

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:February 16, 2010
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Our hotel, Casa de Federico, was within spitting distance of the city cathedral, and so it was the first bit of sightseeing we did while in Granada. The church is…

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Video of the Alhambra

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  • Post published:February 13, 2010
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToS_luYe-H0 Get your Shisha out and pour yourself some Arabic tea to get you in the mood for 1001 Arabian Nights, and let the video do the rest. More from…

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We're Jürgen and Mike, from Germany and the USA. We've been living in Valencia on-and-off since 2008. Much of our time is spent traveling the world with For 91 Days... but Valencia is the city we call home, and to which we'll always return.
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